Extends through 2037 the requirement that the Interior Secretary collect a fee on each new application for a permit to drill for oil and gas on federal land, and sends that fee money to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund each year.

Official title: License to Drill Act

Next stop House: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 05-MAR-2026

Referred 05-MAR-2026

Approved by committee 14-MAY-2026

Reported 20-MAY-2026

On the calendar 20-MAY-2026

Passed 02-JUN-2026

Senate

Received 03-JUN-2026

Approved by committee 29-JUL-2026

Reported 17-SEP-2026

On the calendar 17-SEP-2026

Passed 30-SEP-2026

Key points

Changes the end date for collecting the BLM permit application fee from 2026 to 2037
Requires all fees collected for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2037 to be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund
Extends the related fee provision in paragraph (4) of the Mineral Leasing Act's section 35(d) from 2026 to 2037

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (20-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (4)

Policy area

Energy

Sponsor Mike Kennedy (R-UT) Cosponsors · 3

■ 3 R

3 Republicans

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